Mark Nunnikhoven
Principal, Office Of The CISO at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolMark Nunnikhoven is a Principal in the Office of the CISO at AWS with a 30-year background in information security, digital forensics and cloud strategy, and over a decade of senior cloud-focused roles across industry and public sector. He translates complex security and privacy concepts into practical guidance through content, courses and workshops, and mentors professionals navigating the cloud era. His career blends hands-on forensic science, product-focused research leadership at Trend Micro and Lacework, and public-facing technology commentary for CBC, showing a rare mix of technical depth and communication skill. Based in Ottawa, he is opinionated yet curious—an advocate for making security easier for everyday users and builders alike. A master’s in Information Security and Digital Forensics underpins his work, and his move to AWS CISO practice signals continued influence on how large organizations operationalize secure cloud environments.
13 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Masters Information Security Digital Forensics, Masters Information Security Digital Forensics at Charles Sturt University
English, French
Stackoverflow
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sharepoint
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Github Skills (58)
tower10
twitter10
python-interface10
trend10
aws-waf10
twitter-api10
security10
deep-security10
rule10
aws-config9
waf9
aws-services9
deploying9
network-programming9
inspector9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
deep-security/amazon-inspector
Apr 2016 - Apr 2019
Scripts to mitigate remote exploit vulnerabilities found by Amazon Inspector via Trend Micro Deep Security.
Contributions:26 commits, 1 PR, 8 pushes in 3 years
deep-securityvulnerabilitiessecurityamazoninspector
deep-security/chef-agent
Aug 2015 - Apr 2019
The Deep Security Agent is easy to deploy automatically in any environment
Contributions:45 commits, 4 PRs, 23 pushes in 3 years 8 months
deep-securitysecurity-toolsagentsecurity-agentdeployment
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